Critical Analysis For Studio Unit

Critical Analysis

• 30% Production Role Critical Analysis (2000 words)
• Include research from studio production - and your specific roles you have undertaken and research that informed your actual role and the production
• Think about this as a piece of writing that teaches the reader. Using experiences of this production as anecdotal evidence to illustrate typical tasks, issues and skills
• Assume the reader knows NOTHING
• About informing yourself during the production about your methodology and approach as it is a piece of critical writing. 
• Show the reader that you can critically evaluate your own work and that you understand professional approaches and context through a focus on academic referencing throughout
• Demonstrate and evidence that all decisions are critical reflections are informed by research and development

Style

• Delivered in a  report style, document that allows us to see now just what you have done
• Not just descriptive - must contain relevant research to effectively support your work

Journal Content

• The processes and methodology adopted
• Research into wider contexts of your chosen area of work. YOU MUST RESEARCH YOUR CHOSEN ROLE
• Contextual information for each project and background
• Load your prep/test shoots/scripts/paperwork etc to evidence methodology
• Use your journal for presentation/supporting information
• Your blog is the ideal day to day record of your research and development of your work which can then be drawn upon to aide your report writing, however, it should not replicate it. 

What to include: Structure

• Draw up a general list of areas you will need to cover - try mind mapping
• Overall rule - tell them what you are going to say in the intro and then tell them in the main body and  tell them what you told them in the conclusion
• Always write a draft
• Work in a logical structure
• Allows you to explore the subject and determine goals

What to include: Headings and Subheadings

• Introduction
• My production Role
• Creative Methodology
• Critical reflections
• Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Illustrations
• Appendix 

Layout:

• Bullet points
• Titles, headings
• Illustration
• Page Numbers
• Footnotes
• Bibliography
• Citations through Harvard

Sources:

• People - eg: A cameraman - IRL, Email Etc
• Books and other publications
• IT/Online
• Events and Places
• Usual rules apply - Accurate and up to date

Style of Writing:

• Always use a formal writing style
• Argue your points as with an essay by providing relevant and reliable evidence
• Avoid long sentences and paragraphs
• Normal grammatical rules
• Explain things they do not know - assume you're writing for someone with no idea
• Check format and essay before submitting. Possibly print before as well
• Be concise and clear
• Avoid pointless phrases - basically, actually
• Linking phrases to continue and develop points in new paragraphs

Research and this report:

• Justifies what we call your creative methodologies
• Demonstrating that your professionalism 
• Inform decisions through research into recognised sources 

DRAFT

1. Use this draft as an opportunity for guidance - Provide evidence of your research plan and quotations you will use
2. Alphabetical by Author surname
3. Show your report plan- headings and subheadings and likely content. 
4. 4-5pm 1st March is DEADLINE